Nitrogen recovery and reproductive performance of Eisenia fetida through composting of biowastes under Himalayan ecosystem

This study examines the potential of indigenous Eisenia fetida in the conversion of precomposted substrate mixtures of cow dung, chinar leaves (Platanus orientalis), paper and kitchen waste and quantification of nitrogen recovery from the waste combinations through economical methodology. The experiment was conducted at Mountain Livestock Research Institute, Manasbal, Kashmir. The treatments consisted of four pre-decomposed biowaste substrate combinations of cow dung, chinar leaves, paper waste and kitchen with different ratios.